Trapinch

#328 (Hoenn)

#329 Vibrava ›

Pokémon type

Ground

Trapinch weaknesses

Trapinch is weak to Water, Grass and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Trapinch is resistant to Poison and Rock-type moves, and doubly resistant to Electric-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Trapinch

The best moves for Trapinch are Sand Attack and Scorching Sands when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Mud Shot and Scorching Sands deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Sand Attack

9.6DPS

Scorching Sands

36DPS

Defending

Struggle Bug

10DPS

Scorching Sands

36DPS

Trainer Battles

Mud Shot

4.5EPT

Scorching Sands

1.92DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Trapinch family. Trapinch evolves into Vibrava for 25 Candy, then into Flygon for 100 Candy.

Game images

Trapinch, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Trapinch is a Ground Pokémon. It is weak to Water, Grass and Ice moves. Trapinch's best moveset is Sand Attack & Scorching Sands and it has a Max CP of 1,441. Trapinch evolves into Vibrava.

About

"Trapinch's nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit dug in sand. This Pokémon patiently waits for prey to tumble down the pit. Its giant jaws have enough strength to crush even boulders."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Struggle Bug	15	10	10
Mud Shot	4	12	9.6
Sand Attack	4	14	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dig	100	2	2.4
Sand Tomb	60	3	2.18
Scorching Sands	90	2	2.16
Crunch	65	3	1.97
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud Shot	3	2	1.8	4.5
Sand Attack	2	1	2.4	4
Struggle Bug	9	3	3	2.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Scorching Sands ▼ att	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Dig	70	50	1.68
Crunch ▼ def	70	45	1.56
Sand Tomb ▼ def	55	45	1.47
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	9	100%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	8.7	96%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	7.9	88%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Dig 26.7 DPS	7.9	88%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Dig 26.7 DPS	7.7	85%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.5	83%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Dig 26.7 DPS	7.2	80%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.2	79%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	6.9	76%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	6.7	75%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.4	70%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	6.3	70%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	6.2	69%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	6.2	68%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	5.8	64%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.7	52%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.7	52%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.2	47%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	3.8	100%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Dig 26.7 DPS	3.7	99%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	3.1	82%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	3.1	82%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Dig 26.7 DPS	2.6	70%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2.6	69%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Dig 26.7 DPS	2.4	65%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 36 DPS	2.4	64%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	63%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	2.2	59%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	2.2	59%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Sand Tomb 18 DPS	2.1	56%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	2.1	55%
Struggle Bug 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	42%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.5	40%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	38%
Mud Shot 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	26%
Sand Attack 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	26%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Scorching Sands 1.92 DPE	12	10.4	100%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.2	97%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Scorching Sands 1.92 DPE	13	10.1	97%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.8	94%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Dig 1.68 DPE	12	9.4	90%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Dig 1.68 DPE	13	9.1	87%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	10	8.8	84%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	12	8.6	83%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Sand Tomb 1.47 DPE	10	8.4	80%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Sand Tomb 1.47 DPE	12	8.3	79%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Scorching Sands 1.92 DPE	21	8.1	78%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	27	8	76%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Dig 1.68 DPE	21	7.5	72%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	18	7.2	68%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Sand Tomb 1.47 DPE	18	6.9	66%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	27	3.4	32%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3	28%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	2.4	23%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Trapinch?

Trapinch is weak to Water, Grass and Ice moves.

The best counter to Trapinch is Primal Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse, followed by Mega Greninja, Mega Sceptile and White Kyurem.

The top Trapinch counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	100%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	97%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	97%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Frenzy Plant	96%
White Kyurem	Ice Fang Ice Burn	96%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Hydro Cannon	95%
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Frenzy Plant	95%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Surf+	94%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Hydro Pump	93%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Surf	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		162
Defense		78
Stamina		128

Max HP

Level 40

113

Size

Height	0.71 m
Weight	15 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	546
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	728
Level 30 Max wild	1,092
Level 40	1,274
Level 50	1,441

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	910
Level 35 (wild)	1,183